GENEVA (2 February 2023) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) will hold its upcoming session from 6 to 24 February, during which it will review Hungary, Georgia, Norway, Tunisia, Bahrain, Mauritania, Slovenia and Costa Rica. The above eight countries are among the 189 States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. They are required to undergo regular reviews by the Committee of 23 independent international experts on how they are implementing the Convention. The Committee, which has received the respective country reports and other submissions from non-governmental organisations, will hold public meetings to review the situation of women’s rights and gender equality in the eight countries on the following dates: Hungary 7 February 10:00 – 13:00 and 15:00 – 17:00 (Geneva time) Georgia 8 February 10:00 – 13:00 and 15:00 – 17:00 Norway 9 February 10:00 – 13:00 and 15:00 – 17:00 Tunisia 10 February 10:00 – 12:00 and 15:00 – 17:00 Bahrain 14 February 10:00 – 12:00 and 15:00 – 17:00 Mauritania 15 February 10:00 – 13:00 and 15:00 – 17:00 Slovenia 16 February 10:00 – 13:00 and 15:00 – 17:00 Costa Rica 20 February 15:00 – 17:00 21 February 15:00 – 17:00 The above reviews will be held in Room XXIII, E-Building, Palais des Nations, Geneva. All public meetings are open to accredited press and broadcast live on UN Web TV. More information about the session, including reports submitted by the States and the full schedule of meetings, is available on the session webpage. ENDS For media accreditation: Please apply online or contact the United Nations Information Service in Geneva at press_geneva@un.org For other media requests in Geneva, please contact: Vivian Kwok at vivian.kwok@un.org or UN Human Rights Office Media Section at ohchr-media@un.org Background The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women monitors States parties’ compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, which to date has 189 States parties. The Committee is made up of 23 members who are independent human rights experts from around the world elected by the States parties, who serve in their personal capacity and not as representatives of States parties. Learn more with our videos on the Treaty Body system and CEDAW Follow the UN Treaty Bodies on social media! We are on Twitter @UNTreatyBodies